Thinking of buying an XJ6
Discussion
Hello,
I am thinking of buying an [url]old XJ6|http://www.london-taxi.co.uk/weddingtaxis.co.uk/taxis/images/DSCF0001.JPG[/url] as my daily commuter, as the trip to work is mainly in traffic jams anyway, I might as well be comfortable.
I was wondering if anyone had any comments on running one everyday?
How thirsty are they? Do they require weekly repairs as rumoured?
Cheers all
Ed.
I am thinking of buying an [url]old XJ6|http://www.london-taxi.co.uk/weddingtaxis.co.uk/taxis/images/DSCF0001.JPG[/url] as my daily commuter, as the trip to work is mainly in traffic jams anyway, I might as well be comfortable.
I was wondering if anyone had any comments on running one everyday?
How thirsty are they? Do they require weekly repairs as rumoured?
Cheers all
Ed.
Glorious cars, and there is nothing that rides as well as an XJ40 this side of a Rolls Royce.
The 4.0L Sovereigns are the pick of the bunch - or if you're feeling very brave (and rich) you could always go for a 6.0L V12
From what you are saying, I'd recommend a 4.0L Sovereign. Expect about 14mpg in traffic and anything up to 26mpg on the motorway. Reliability is pretty good if you get a good one - the engine in particular is bomb-proof. £1500 should get a resonably good one, but a bit more could still potentially find a one-owner-from-new-full-dealer-history car.
Expect to have a few jobs to do to start with, probably bushes etc. After that, it should be a reliable car with the biggest problem being rust. Find a good one with no (or very little) rust, then get plenty of polish on it straight away. As long as you poplish it regularly then it should stay good, but as soon as you give up with the polishing, the rust will spread quickly. Key places for rust are: corners of bonnet, leading edge of front wings, front of sills and boot lid around number plate - pay particular attention here as some models had a plastic infill panel which conveniently hides the rust.
Rumour has it that the electrics are dire, but I never experienced any problems with my 1990 model.
The teardrop alloys are metric which means you're looking at £180 a tyre, but get a car with 15 or 16 inch wheels (Lattice sports are yummy) and the tyres are about £90 for P4000s.
I hope that helps, and if I can think of anything else I'll post it here.
Good luck and enjoy!
PS: Find a nice white one and earn the running costs back at weekends chauffering young virgins in white dresses around
The 4.0L Sovereigns are the pick of the bunch - or if you're feeling very brave (and rich) you could always go for a 6.0L V12
From what you are saying, I'd recommend a 4.0L Sovereign. Expect about 14mpg in traffic and anything up to 26mpg on the motorway. Reliability is pretty good if you get a good one - the engine in particular is bomb-proof. £1500 should get a resonably good one, but a bit more could still potentially find a one-owner-from-new-full-dealer-history car.
Expect to have a few jobs to do to start with, probably bushes etc. After that, it should be a reliable car with the biggest problem being rust. Find a good one with no (or very little) rust, then get plenty of polish on it straight away. As long as you poplish it regularly then it should stay good, but as soon as you give up with the polishing, the rust will spread quickly. Key places for rust are: corners of bonnet, leading edge of front wings, front of sills and boot lid around number plate - pay particular attention here as some models had a plastic infill panel which conveniently hides the rust.
Rumour has it that the electrics are dire, but I never experienced any problems with my 1990 model.
The teardrop alloys are metric which means you're looking at £180 a tyre, but get a car with 15 or 16 inch wheels (Lattice sports are yummy
) and the tyres are about £90 for P4000s. I hope that helps, and if I can think of anything else I'll post it here.
Good luck and enjoy!
PS: Find a nice white one and earn the running costs back at weekends chauffering young virgins in white dresses around
Brilliant, cheers.
The only things that worry me there are £180 a tyre!!! And 14-24mpg.
If I were to go for a smaller engine'd model (IIRC they come with a 3.2 or a 2.9 dont they?), would I be looking at perhaps over 30mpg on a long run?
Also, having just come from a short run of owning jap cars, I am assuming you dont have to run them on super/optimax??
Cheers
Ed.
The only things that worry me there are £180 a tyre!!! And 14-24mpg.
If I were to go for a smaller engine'd model (IIRC they come with a 3.2 or a 2.9 dont they?), would I be looking at perhaps over 30mpg on a long run?
Also, having just come from a short run of owning jap cars, I am assuming you dont have to run them on super/optimax??
Cheers
Ed.
Standard 95 RON will be fine although I never tried optimax in mine.
The 2.9 cars were woefully underpowered and used more fuel as a result. The 3.2 cars were slightly slower than the 4.0 cars (1 second slower to 60mph) without any noticeable benefit with economy.
Basically, they were brought out as a 3.6L. A 2.9 derivative was then produced before an evolution of the engines saw capacity increase from 2.9 to 3.2, and 3.6 to 4.0.
Get a 4.0L with imperial wheels, stick in supermarket unleaded and enjoy.
The 2.9 cars were woefully underpowered and used more fuel as a result. The 3.2 cars were slightly slower than the 4.0 cars (1 second slower to 60mph) without any noticeable benefit with economy.
Basically, they were brought out as a 3.6L. A 2.9 derivative was then produced before an evolution of the engines saw capacity increase from 2.9 to 3.2, and 3.6 to 4.0.
Get a 4.0L with imperial wheels, stick in supermarket unleaded and enjoy.
My recommendation would be an XJ6 from 1995-1997.
These had the curvy facelifted body style, known as the X300 shape, and the most advanced Jaguar straight 6 engines - the AJ16. Engine choices were 3.2 or 4.0, or 4.0 Supercharged, (or 6.0 litre V12 for the XJ12).
Great buys now, £3000-£7000 depending on spec and mileage. Don't be afraid of high mileage examples, with 100K+ but make sure it has FSH. I had a 4.0 Sport that had 130,000 miles on the clock!
Check ads on here, or www.jagads.co.uk/
Also join the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club. Is a wealth of information and they produce an excellent monthly magazine. See: www.jec.org.uk/
Good luck!
These had the curvy facelifted body style, known as the X300 shape, and the most advanced Jaguar straight 6 engines - the AJ16. Engine choices were 3.2 or 4.0, or 4.0 Supercharged, (or 6.0 litre V12 for the XJ12).
Great buys now, £3000-£7000 depending on spec and mileage. Don't be afraid of high mileage examples, with 100K+ but make sure it has FSH. I had a 4.0 Sport that had 130,000 miles on the clock!
Check ads on here, or www.jagads.co.uk/
Also join the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club. Is a wealth of information and they produce an excellent monthly magazine. See: www.jec.org.uk/
Good luck!
alaws said:
My recommendation would be an XJ6 from 1995-1997.
Great buys now, £3000-£7000
My budget is an absolute max of £2k, and ideally that is to include insurance. So I think I'm looking at a 3.6 1990ish one. Not that I'm in the position to buy it at the moment, but if I end up with something like this I would be a very happy man!!
I have just bought an xj40 ('89 model) and what a car. It's the 4.0 Sovereign and goes like a train. There are electrical gremlins, but at the money I paid, I kind of expected them. Very comfortable and handles like a hot-hatch. One of the most enduring big saloons ever made - get one. (If your annual budget allows, go for the 4.0, a real gem of an engine.)
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